Image copyright UNHCR/Amira Abd El Khalak Image caption Staff at the camp are checking the health of younger residents Hundreds of people have fallen ill from suspected food poisoning at a camp for displaced people near the Iraqi city of Mosul. People were said to be vomiting and suffering dehydration after an iftar meal, to […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Turks attended a demonstration in support of Qatar in central Istanbul last week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced the isolation of Qatar by several Arab states, describing it as “inhumane and against Islamic values”. Last week’s decision by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt to […]

Iran are managed by former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz Iran became the second team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup as they beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in Tehran. Goals from Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi ensured Iran, coached by Carlos Queiroz, will appear at successive World Cups for the first time. Victory meant they […]

Media caption‘Jihadi Jack’ travelled from Oxford to Syria A 21-year-old man from Oxford, who travelled to the Islamic State-controlled area of Syria in 2014, has told the BBC he is now being held by Kurdish forces fighting the group. Jack Letts, dubbed “Jihadi Jack”, is suspected of going to Syria to fight for so-called Islamic […]

Image copyright AFP Image caption Benjamin Netanyahu said the story about him and his wife Sara was “absurd” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, have won a libel case against a journalist who claimed Mrs Netanyahu had once thrown her husband out of a car in a convoy. The journalist, Igal Sarna, […]

Media captionImages show the fire spreading to all floors A huge fire has raged through the night at a tower block in Latimer Road, west London, with eyewitnesses claiming people are trapped in their homes. The fire at Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate was reported at 12:54 BST and about 200 firefighters are […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The number of migrants arriving in Italy by boat is rising The mayor of Rome, who is from the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, has asked Italy’s government not to send more migrants to the city. Virginia Raggi said more arrivals could exacerbate social tension. Her call follows local elections on […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Real Madrid during the Champions League final Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax. The prosecutor’s office in Madrid says it has filed a lawsuit against the Portuguese player. He is accused […]

Media captionThere was a heavy police presence at Unterföhring S-Bahn station in Munich A 26-year-old policewoman is fighting for her life after being shot in the head when a man grabbed a police gun at a suburban station in Munich. She shot back, wounding the gunman lightly. He is now in custody. Police said it […]

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption All of the men linked to the attack came to Berlin as asylum seekers A young migrant who set fire to a homeless man at a Berlin underground station on Christmas Day last year has been jailed for nearly three years. The 21-year-old was among a group of seven […]